Hotel Las Brujas De Becquer Zaragoza

... into the old town - so was easy to find. The room was large and comfortable and the hotel had everything one could require - bar, restaurant. After checking in we went into the old town to explore.

The old town has little cobbled streets that wind around with only limited parking in narrow alleyways, but we found a small parking area and were lucky that a park had just been vacated - needless to say we were 'in like ...

... streets and some clear and sane mind, we found a camping site to park our RV in spend a night....

I found Zaragoza very quiet town. It's got a big cathedral and a square in front of it, statue of Goya and few other nice things.

But at night it's completely different. Lots of people on the streets, bars start filling at 7 p.m. and are full until 3 a.m. So, for us it was - Party time!!!

... civil war.

I walked back through the plaza towards the hostel, and regretted not staying in San Sebastian another night. Zaragoza wasn't that great, but I always maintain that visiting a place you don't like is a valuable experience, because it helps you refine your tastes and makes the good places seem even better. And besides, if you never went, how would you know it wasn't any good?

Back at the hostel, one of the bunkmates was a ...

... the way for Canada, there is a squiggly over the n.

The GPS won’t accept the address I had for a campground so when we get to Zaragoza so we decide to go into the town. We see 4 spires, it is either a church or a mosque, I think the first. Lucky choice of turn-offs as we end up right at the Church.

We find a parking spot and walk back across the river to look at the beautiful church ...

Boring long day on the A23, highest col 1223m.

Looking for aire in Zaragoza when Brits James, Clare and Katie in their motorhome took us under their wing to the park they'd already stayed in. Left over from 2008 water based expo, with typically spanish rusty iron "sculpture".

35 degree C until light shower cooled us all off.

Bren washed her hair in the public drinking fountain, starting a trend with the other family.

... English. It was a very late dinner at 11pm so we were all very tired by this stage and very hungry but was defiantly worth waiting for with salad and bread to start with then the main been tajine with cous cous and another dish with vegetables with chicken and lamb. Was an amazing meal, the family didn't want to come and eat with us as its in there culture its rude to eat before the guests so we made them all come and sit around with us and eat which they all appreciated. Next ...

So here we are we finally made it to the start of the trip, well still in the despedida really (which has to be a record as we are getting almost into a month of saying goodbye, spending quality time together for the "last" time with friends and family or having conversations about how it will be like we never left with the use of all the internet treats that we now take for granted such as Skype, Facebook whatever... but lets face it, it's not) but anyways here we are in ...

... vision of the Virgin Mary on the spot the church was built. Apparently they have a pillar inside that marks the exact spot she appeared on. As a rule I tend to avoid going into religious buildings, partly out of respect for the worshippers, partly because they sometimes have admission fees. However I decided that the exact spot the Virgin Mary supposedly appeared on was probably worth a look, and admission was free. Of course there is no actual evidence the ...

10.9.2007 It's already the third day but everything still seems just as new. I attempted to use the house keys from my family today and failed miserably. I got home and 8:30pm and was the first one to arrive. I paced patiently outside the apartment and eventually the building until my host mother came to my rescue. Dependency is a very new feeling for me. My host family is eager for me to be independent, I can tell ...

Last night was the party, which started by making paella for dinner. Some of the Spaniards thought it was strange, because usually you would eat it for lunch, and maybe on the beach. They also thought it was funny that many of the Anglos were taking pics of the process, but for us it is not something you see every day! The pan is the size of a stove, and they made enough for 40 some people. After we moved up to the meeting room, which had been set up with a DJ and a bar. Of ...